board·room

[bawrd-room, -room, bohrd-]
noun
1.
a room set aside for meetings of a board, as of a corporation.
2.
a room in a broker's office where stock-market quotations are listed on a board or by other means.
Also, board room.


Origin:
1880–85, Americanism; board + room

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boardroom (ˈbɔːdˌruːm, -ˌrʊm) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a.  a room where the board of directors of a company meets
 b.  (as modifier): a boardroom power struggle

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Word Origin & History

boardroom
1836, from board (1) in the sense of "table where council is held" + room.
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Example sentences
Anthropologists have, by and large, steered clear of the boardroom.
In addition to increasingly refined camps, kids are encouraged to master skills
  that will prepare them for the boardroom.
The long oval table common to a boardroom lets small groups of people see and
  hear one another while sitting comfortably.
Their voices are sturdy and commanding in the huddle or boardroom.
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